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On Genocidal Organ
The cover. The first time I heard about this novel I was like “is it about a dude whose kidney popped out of him and started killing…
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A Project Itoh Retrospective, Part III – Genocidal Organ
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The Traditional Catholic Weeb Speaks: Problems With Frieren?
SURPRISE SURPRISE, IT’S A MONDAY POST!!!! Don’t worry, this is going to be shorter than the last few, mainly because I’m not going to expound on anything complex…
The Traditional Catholic Weeb Speaks: Genres, Part 2
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The Traditional Catholic Weeb Speaks: Lucky Star Revisited
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The Traditional Catholic Weeb Speaks: Sonic X Revisited
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The Traditional Catholic Weeb Speaks: Genres, Part 1
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World Dai Star Episode 10: The Shadow Speaks
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How Power Speaks Japanese (Chainsaw Man)
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The Traditional Catholic Weeb Speaks: 5 Years In Retrospect
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The Traditional Catholic Weeb Speaks: My Top Christmas Episodes
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The Traditional Catholic Weeb Speaks: Three-Year Anniversary Special
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The Traditional Catholic Weeb Speaks: Four-Year Anniversary Special
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How Anya Speaks Japanese (Spy x Family)
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The Traditional Catholic Weeb Speaks: Anime North 2022 – Return Of The Hype
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The Traditional Catholic Weeb Speaks: My 12 Favourite Anime OPs, Revisited
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The Traditional Catholic Weeb Speaks: Close Encounter With A Rukia Fangirl
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The K Anime That Speaks To The Modern Young Man (if he’s unattractive)
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I Wish Somebody Speaks To Me With The Passion Sakurai Has For SNK
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Endo & Kobayashi Live! Part I: God Speaks Like an Otaku!
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